Petersburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Petersburg city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
12.2%
2023
11.4%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-6.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.5 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.2% | — |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -0.9 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |